Operations Manager

Copeland•Rushville, IN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead the Rushville manufacturing launch of Copeland’s new Oil Free Centrifugal product platform, reporting directly to the Plant Manager and working with enterprise teams to introduce the program successfully. The role focuses on manufacturing and collaboration across Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, and Execution to prepare the team to own process- and product-related activities during ramp-up. Priorities include customer experience, delivery assurance, robust supply networks, business and manufacturing process optimization, operational flexibility, and protecting expected lead times. The Operations Manager oversees the transition of new products into full production readiness, including defining production test-tool requirements and specifications with development teams or product test engineers, developing product support plans, coordinating vendors and suppliers to meet cost, delivery, quality, customer, and schedule targets, and ensuring operational support for new product launches and production. The role leads and develops teams and cross-functional projects, meets launch commitments, communicates strategy and project status, supports key meetings, and leads Copeland Business System and strategy deployment activities. It also works with leadership to prioritize and resource projects, drive improvements across business functions and global manufacturing sites, share best practices, and use Kaizen and other rapid-improvement processes to improve implementation and operational results. This position is fully onsite in Rushville, Indiana, and is not eligible for hybrid or remote work. The Rushville campus is a two-building manufacturing site with approximately 200 employees.

Requirements

Strong desire to optimize enterprise processes, including Q2C.
Experience in facilitation or consulting, internal or external.
Clear demonstration of achieving results through teams.
Willingness to lead, coach, and mentor others, and expand accountability and leadership responsibilities.
Prior experience in one or more of the following areas: Operations, Engineering, Product Planning, or Marketing.
Ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
Demonstrated change leadership skills.
Experience leading a significant change effort.
Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity.
Willingness to challenge appropriately.

Nice To Haves

Leadership experience in Quality, Supply Chain, or Operations.
Leadership experience in Engineering or Product Planning.
Leadership experience in Sales or Marketing.
S&OP leadership experience.
Change management experience.
Foundational understanding of Best-in-Class Manufacturing strategies, Critical to Quality Process Development, Copeland Business System, Program Management, Enterprise Optimization, New Product Development, and Kaizen.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and manage a team delivering the new product line compressor launch.
Meet schedule commitments for launch partners, including safe standard work, product quality, cost, risk mitigation, and operational strategies.
Lead cross-functional teams through complex project activities.
Lead and facilitate strategy deployment process implementation and development within the business and site locations.
Communicate overall strategy, schedules, and resource requirements.
Communicate project status and forward plans throughout the organization; support preparation for and participation in key meetings.
Support AOP and Strategic Bowlers and develop action plans as needed.
Provide Copeland Business System leadership and engagement.
Work with leadership teams to prioritize and resource new product projects.
Lead and facilitate new product projects that affect identified critical metrics; identify upcoming requirements, milestones, opportunities, and best practices.
Drive and improve business processes in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Distribution, IT, Human Resources, and Engineering.
Collaborate with enterprise leadership to continuously improve processes, tools, techniques, analysis, and exhibits.
Identify and leverage best practices across global manufacturing sites.
Use shared learnings, Kaizen, and other rapid-improvement processes to improve the overall implementation process.
Engage Business Units to establish and track operational plans for customer service levels and supply chain excellence.
Coordinate the transition of new products into full production readiness.
Create requirements and specifications for production test tools, directly with development teams or in collaboration with product test engineers.
Define and develop product support plans.
Coordinate program vendors, including design, tooling, and parts suppliers, to meet cost, delivery, and quality targets in accordance with customer requirements and schedules.
Manage operations and ensure support is in place for new product line launch and production.